Communication between living organisms through chemical signals began long before humans appeared on Earth. Chemical communication has accompanied the evolution of life on our planet for millions of years and forms the basis for the enduring ecological connections between organisms. The highly sensitive and delicate channel of chemical communication contributes to maintaining balance and harmony in nature. With the emergence of humans and their establishment as the dominant biological species on the planet, this balance began to change. With the onset of the scientific and technological revolution, humans began to intervene massively in the life of the biosphere. In the past 100–200 years, we have witnessed changes on the Earth’s surface that are equivalent to the greatest upheavals over millions of years. Unfortunately, humanity’s sense of gratitude, respect, and responsibility toward nature has developed much more slowly than technological progress. For many years, humans viewed nature as an adversary to be fought bitterly and relentlessly. For a long time, we saw the achievements of technological progress as new means to fight and subjugate nature. It took a long time for us to recognize our belonging to nature and the fact that any activity directed against nature is also an activity against humanity itself. As a result of irresponsible human actions, numerous plant and animal species have disappeared from the face of the earth forever. But technological progress is a fact, and it is the foundation for the rapid social development of humanity. Like any other human achievement, this progress has its good and bad sides. We know that a stone taken from the road and tied to a stick can be both a tool for work and a weapon of destruction. In the same way, the achievements of technological progress are constructive in one respect, but destructive in another.

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  • Ivan G. Ivanov

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Communication between living organisms through chemical signals began long before humans appeared on Earth. Chemical communication has accompanied the evolution of life on our planet for millions of years and forms the basis for the enduring ecological connections between organisms. The highly sensitive and delicate channel of chemical communication contributes to maintaining balance and harmony in nature. With the emergence of humans and their establishment as the dominant biological species on the planet, this balance began to change. With the onset of the scientific and technological revolution, humans began to intervene massively in the life of the biosphere. In the past 100–200 years, we have witnessed changes on the Earth’s surface that are equivalent to the greatest upheavals over millions of years. Unfortunately, humanity’s sense of gratitude, respect, and responsibility toward nature has developed much more slowly than technological progress. For many years, humans viewed nature as an adversary to be fought bitterly and relentlessly. For a long time, we saw the achievements of technological progress as new means to fight and subjugate nature. It took a long time for us to recognize our belonging to nature and the fact that any activity directed against nature is also an activity against humanity itself. As a result of irresponsible human actions, numerous plant and animal species have disappeared from the face of the earth forever. But technological progress is a fact, and it is the foundation for the rapid social development of humanity. Like any other human achievement, this progress has its good and bad sides. We know that a stone taken from the road and tied to a stick can be both a tool for work and a weapon of destruction. In the same way, the achievements of technological progress are constructive in one respect, but destructive in another.